*Tonight is what Verlander was brought here for and, as the NYDN notes in the link, Justin Verlander hasn't lost an elimination game since 2006.

*Grant Brisbee: Why are the Astros hitting like a team full of Jon Lesters?

*Richard Justice: The 2017 Astros can find hope at the expense of the 2004 Astros.

*Let's see what this "Voodoo" thing is about. Absolem:We mean that we're going to bind their hands and their sight and bind their skills as baseball players so we can give an advantage to our Astros home team. They'll throw bad pitches. They might drop their bat. They might hit the ball and it might not go anywhere.

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